In the race to uncover the deepest secrets of the universe, researchers are turning to powerful new tools. One of the most ...

The magnetic barrier that protects Earthlings from radiation almost collapsed some 565 million years ago. Here’s what saved it.

Deciphering the universe’s secrets is partly done through observation, but just as important are solid models of the forces ...

And sometimes, the power of movement of the molten iron in the Earth’s outer core is sufficient to actually make the poles ...

Scientists have developed a new computer model to explore the the interstellar medium, in turn generating stunning images ...

In this new work, the scale of the simulations demanded a computational effort comparable to running 140,000 computers at the ...

In a world first, Compumedics has shown that its MEG brain scanning tool can image adults and children at the same time.

The Defense Department (DOD), in contrast, has toughened military-only M-code signals emitted by the latest GPS III satellites by increasing transmitter power and incorporating stronger encryption. At ...

New research shows that the brain region supporting map-based navigation is active in children as young as five years old.

Global magnetic anomaly maps already exist, compiled from decades of geophysical ... “To the best of our knowledge our successful ground-based trials themselves represent a world-first demonstration,” ...

This fanciful account led the cartographer to place a large black rock—believed to be magnetic—right ... in 1947—designed a map that instead focused on the world’s water.

Who knew that magnetic fields could be so useful? Astronomers are able to use magnetic fields to map our environment within the Milky Way using a technique called Faraday rotation. It works like this.